Nacre (/ˈneɪkər/ NAY-kər, also /ˈnækrə/ NAK-rə), also known as mother-of-pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as...

of molluskan bivalves or clams. A nacreous pearl is made from layers of nacre, by the same living process as is used in the secretion of the mother of...

garments. Mirror a type of exceptionally soft and light crushed velvet. Nacré velvet with an effect similar to shot silk where the pile is woven in one...

a protein responsible for the elasticity of organic layers that makes nacre so resistant to cracking. Lustrin A bears remarkable structural similarity...

materials. Nacre is the composite biological material that makes up the shell of mollusks, featuring high strength and toughness. Layers of nacre work together...

The Queen Mother of the West, known by various local names, is a mother goddess in Chinese religion and mythology, also worshipped later in neighbouring...

the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre, which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong...

associations. Because they have no nucleus, keshi pearls are composed entirely of nacre. All of the following can cause a keshi pearl to grow: An attack on a pearl-producing...

Yaochidao (瑤池道 "Way of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake"), also known by the name of its corporate form the Holy Church of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake, Taiwan Yauchi...

seen in all structural materials in biology such as bone and nacre from seashells Nacre has several hierarchical structural levels. Some mollusc shells...

macroscopic physiological scale. Nacre exhibits similar mechanical properties however with rather simpler structure. Nacre shows a brick and mortar like...

Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre is the intercommunal structure centered on the town of Douvres-la-Délivrande. It is located in Normandy, northwestern...

bivalve or gastropod. In response, the mantle tissue of the mollusk secretes nacre into the pearl sac, a cyst that forms during the healing process. Chemically...

iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfly wings and seashell nacre, and minerals such as opal. Pearlescence is a related effect where some...

Mother of pearl is a common name for nacre, a composite material formed by molluscs. Mother of pearl, also spelt mother-of-pearl, may also refer to: Catasetum...

Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl". Pearl oysters are not closely related...

oysters in the world. They have a very strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl" and are important to the cultured pearl...

Unio. The interior of the shell of Margaritifera margaritifera has thick nacre (the inner mother of pearl layer of the shell). This species is capable...

objects made from, or integrating materials such as pearls, molluscs and nacre. At the first floor, A Sailor’s Career showcases the work of Prince Albert...

instrument. It was originally made of laminated strips of wood, and later nacre and other hard inlay materials. Plastic is commonly used in modern mass-produced...

Valide Hatun (lady mother), mehd-i ulya ("cradle of the great"). or "the nacre of the pearl of the sultanate". Normally, the living mother of a reigning...

snails. The shells of these large sea snails have a very thick layer of nacre; this species has been commercially fished as a source of mother of pearl...

that the pearls are cultured dramatically increases the thickness of the nacre, and the likelihood of producing a baroque pearl. Most Tahitian pearl farm...

Hamiota perovalis, the orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae...

not harmful. This type of PSC is also called nacreous (/ˈneɪkriəs/; from nacre, or mother of pearl), due to its iridescence. The stratosphere is very dry;...

as gems, including: Amber Ammolite Ammonoidea Bone Copal Coral Ivory Jet Nacre (Mother of pearl) Operculum Pearl Seashell Some rocks are used as gems,...

Pearls form when a parasite or other irritant enters into the oyster and nacre is released by the oyster to coat the object, eventually creating a small...

Seashells Mollusc shells Clam Chiton Snail Tusk About mollusc shells Conchology Nacre Valve Other seashells Brachiopod Crustacean Horseshoe crab Sea urchin Test...

in traditional crafts and woodwork. It refers to a method of inserting nacre into a carved surface of lacquer or wood. The kanji for ra (螺) means 'shell'...

snails with gills and an operculum. Species within this superfamily have nacre as the inner shell layer. The families within this superfamily include the...